- Date:28 Sep 2010
- Kick-off:19:45
- Venue:Estadio Municipal de Braga
- Luiz Adriano (55) Luiz Adriano (71)
Douglas Costa - pen (90)
Live Commentary
The final whistle is blown by the referee.
- 90mins
Foul by Rocha Paulo Cesar on da Silva Willian, Penalty awarded. The referee shows Rocha Paulo Cesar a yellow card. Placed penalty scored by de Souza Douglas Costa. Braga 0-3 Shakhtar Donetsk.
- 78mins
(Shakhtar Donetsk) makes a substitution, with Vitaliy Vitsenets coming on for Tomas Hubschman. Outswinging corner taken by Darijo Srna, Da Silva Eduardo takes a shot. Luiz Felipe makes a save.
- 86mins
Nascimento Matheus concedes a free kick for a foul on Darijo Srna. Nascimento Matheus booked. Direct free kick taken by de Souza Douglas Costa.
- 86mins
Nascimento Matheus gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Darijo Srna. Caution for Nascimento Matheus. De Souza Douglas Costa takes the direct free kick.
- 89mins
Da Silva Willian takes a short corner.
- 88mins
The ball is swung over by de Souza Douglas Costa, save made by Luiz Felipe.
- 88mins
Caution for de Souza Douglas Costa.
- 86mins
Nascimento Matheus gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Darijo Srna. The referee books Nascimento Matheus for unsporting behaviour. De Souza Douglas Costa takes the free kick.
- 85mins
Effort on goal by Da Silva Eduardo from just inside the penalty area goes over the target.
- 83mins
Foul by Nascimento Matheus on Yaroslav Rakitskiy, free kick awarded. Yaroslav Rakitskiy takes the direct free kick.
- 83mins
The official flags de Souza Douglas Costa offside. Sa Peraira Silvio restarts play with the free kick.
- 82mins
Short corner worked by de Souza Douglas Costa.
- 82mins
Inswinging corner taken left-footed by de Souza Douglas Costa, clearance by Sa Peraira Silvio.
- 78mins
Tomas Hubschman leaves the field to be replaced by Oleksandr Chyzhov. Corner taken right-footed by Darijo Srna, Da Silva Eduardo takes a shot. Luiz Felipe makes a save.
- 78mins
Rodrigo Lima has a headed effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the left of the target.
- 75mins
Yaroslav Rakitskiy challenges Marcio Mossoro unfairly and gives away a free kick. Luis Aguiar delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from right wing.
- 74mins
Foul by Rodrigues Jadson on Osorio Alan, free kick awarded. Osorio Alan restarts play with the free kick.
- 73mins
Da Silva Luiz Adriano leaves the field to be replaced by Da Silva Eduardo.
- 73mins
Vanderson Vandinho leaves the field to be replaced by Marcio Mossoro.
- 71mins
Goal scored by da Silva Luiz Adriano from inside the penalty area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Braga 0-2 Shakhtar Donetsk.The assist for the goal came from Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 69mins
Shot by Darijo Srna from outside the box goes high over the target.
- 68mins
Nascimento Matheus takes a shot. Andrei Pyatov makes a save.
- 67mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Osorio Alan by Razvan Rat. Shot comes in from Nascimento Matheus from the free kick.
- 65mins
Rodrigues Jadson is brought on as a substitute for Oleksiy Gai.
- 64mins
Da Silva Luiz Adriano is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Indirect free kick taken by Luiz Felipe.
- 63mins
Nascimento Matheus delivers the ball, Rocha Paulo Cesar takes a shot. Andrei Pyatov makes a save.
- 62mins
Effort on goal by Rodrigo Lima from deep inside the penalty area misses to the right of the target.
- 60mins
Unfair challenge on Vanderson Vandinho by Henrikh Mkhitaryan results in a free kick. Booking for Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Luis Aguiar takes the direct free kick.
- 58mins
The ball is crossed by Sa Peraira Silvio.
- 57mins
Foul by de Souza Douglas Costa on Osorio Alan, free kick awarded. Luis Aguiar takes the free kick.
- 55mins
Da Silva Luiz Adriano fires in a goal from inside the penalty area low into the middle of the goal. Braga 0-1 Shakhtar Donetsk.Assist by de Souza Douglas Costa.
- 54mins
Vanderson Vandinho challenges Tomas Hubschman unfairly and gives away a free kick. Tomas Hubschman restarts play with the free kick.
- 54mins
Rodrigo Lima on for do Carmo Leandro Salino.
- 54mins
Darijo Srna delivers the ball.
- 52mins
Oleksiy Gai delivers the ball.
- 49mins
Tomas Hubschman concedes a free kick for a foul on Osorio Alan. Tomas Hubschman booked. Luis Aguiar takes the free kick.
- 49mins
Da Silva Willian decides to take the corner short.
- 47mins
Corner taken by Luis Aguiar from the right by-line.
- 47mins
The ball is delivered by Angelo Miguel Garcia, blocked by Razvan Rat.
- 45mins
Handball decision goes against Vanderson Vandinho. Darijo Srna takes the direct free kick.
The second half kicks off.
The ref blows to end the first period.
- 45mins
Outswinging corner taken by de Souza Douglas Costa from the left by-line.
- 44mins
Yaroslav Rakitskiy gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Angelo Miguel Garcia. Luiz Felipe takes the direct free kick.
- 43mins
Corner taken by da Silva Willian from the right by-line.
- 43mins
Do Carmo Leandro Salino produces a right-footed shot from close range which goes wide of the left-hand post.
- 42mins
Outswinging corner taken by de Souza Douglas Costa, Luiz Felipe makes a save.
- 41mins
Unfair challenge on da Silva Willian by Luis Aguiar results in a free kick. Oleksiy Gai restarts play with the free kick.
- 41mins
Shot from just outside the area by Sa Peraira Silvio goes over the bar.
- 40mins
Unfair challenge on do Carmo Leandro Salino by Razvan Rat results in a free kick. Razvan Rat receives a caution. Luis Aguiar delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from right wing, Yaroslav Rakitskiy manages to make a clearance.
- 37mins
Rocha Paulo Cesar fouled by Olexander Kucher, the ref awards a free kick. Luis Aguiar restarts play with the free kick.
- 35mins
Junior Paulao is brought on as a substitute for Alberto Rodriguez.
- 31mins
Razvan Rat challenges Nascimento Matheus unfairly and gives away a free kick. Strike on goal comes in from Luis Aguiar from the free kick.
- 30mins
Osorio Alan fouled by Razvan Rat, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by do Carmo Leandro Salino.
- 28mins
Do Carmo Leandro Salino takes a shot. Save made by Andrei Pyatov.
- 27mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Darijo Srna on do Carmo Leandro Salino. Luis Aguiar takes the free kick.
- 26mins
Foul by Vanderson Vandinho on da Silva Luiz Adriano, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Oleksiy Gai.
- 25mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Rocha Paulo Cesar by Darijo Srna. Direct free kick taken by Sa Peraira Silvio.
- 23mins
Da Silva Willian fouled by Luiz Felipe, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Razvan Rat.
- 20mins
Shot on goal by Darijo Srna from inside the box goes harmlessly over the target.
- 19mins
Corner taken by da Silva Willian, Luiz Felipe makes a save.
- 19mins
Inswinging corner taken by de Souza Douglas Costa, clearance by Luis Aguiar.
- 19mins
De Souza Douglas Costa delivers the ball, blocked by Sa Peraira Silvio.
- 17mins
Foul by Oleksiy Gai on do Carmo Leandro Salino, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by do Carmo Leandro Salino.
- 16mins
Shot from outside the area by Osorio Alan misses to the left of the goal.
- 13mins
The assistant referee flags for offside against de Souza Douglas Costa. Indirect free kick taken by Sa Peraira Silvio.
- 12mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Yaroslav Rakitskiy on Nascimento Matheus. Luis Aguiar crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from right wing, Yaroslav Rakitskiy makes a clearance.
- 10mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on do Carmo Leandro Salino by de Souza Douglas Costa. Luis Aguiar takes the free kick.
- 7mins
Foul by Tomas Hubschman on do Carmo Leandro Salino, free kick awarded. Angelo Miguel Garcia restarts play with the free kick.
- 6mins
Razvan Rat crosses the ball.
- 5mins
Razvan Rat challenges do Carmo Leandro Salino unfairly and gives away a free kick. Angelo Miguel Garcia takes the direct free kick.
- 2mins
Corner from the right by-line taken by Luis Aguiar, Pinheiro Moises takes a shot. Blocked by Yaroslav Rakitskiy.
The ref blows the whistle to begin the match.
Match Preview
Paulo Cesar is confident Braga will find Shakhtar Donetsk more on their level after a Champions League baptism of fire against Arsenal two weeks ago.
The Portuguese side were thumped 6-0 by the Gunners at the Emirates Stadium in their first group match in Europe's premier club competition.
Their second Group H clash sees them take on Ukrainian champions Shakhtar, who were 1-0 winners over Partizan Belgrade in their opening match.
Brazilian winger Cesar told www.uefa.com: "The boys are calm, we know what we have to do, and we are sure and completely confident in our own quality and capabilities.
"Home games in the Champions League are of massive importance and we have to win ours. Braga have always been strong at home, always a tough team to beat, and we expect a great result in our debut match here.
"We know it's going to be a tough match, but we also know we have what it takes to win. What we have to do is make no mistakes and keep them under pressure.
"Shakhtar are a great team - they're Ukrainian champions for a reason - but we are sure they're at our level."
Braga, who beat Celtic and Sevilla to reach the group stages, can certainly draw confidence from their home form having won 17 or their 18 league matches under coach Domingos Paciencia.
They will definitely be without Quim, who is expected to be out until the new year after rupturing his Achilles tendon, while Alberto Rodriguez (thigh) is a doubt.
Shakhtar have won 12 of their 14 matches this season and once again sit on top of their domestic league.
The Ukrainians were the final UEFA Cup winners in 2009 before the competition was rebranded as the Europa League, and striker Eduardo believes their extra European experience could prove crucial.
The former Arsenal forward told shakhtar.com: "Braga are technically very strong as they have a lot of Brazilian players. They have the will to win but there is one shortcoming - they do not have the Champions League experience."
Fernandinho is expected to miss the group stage with a broken leg while Dmytro Chygrynskiy pulled his hamstring at the end of August and has not featured since.
Braga
Shakhtar Donetsk
- Luiz Felipe
- Angelo Miguel Garcia
- Alberto Rodriguez
- Pinheiro Moises
- Sa Peraira Silvio
- Vanderson Vandinho
- do Carmo Leandro Salino
- Osorio Alan
- Luis Aguiar
- Rocha Paulo Cesar
- Nascimento Matheus
- SUBS
- Guilherme Artur Moraes
- Junior Paulao
- Marcio Mossoro
- Rodrigo Lima
- Uwa Echiejile
- Andres Madrid
- Miguel Hugo Viana
Home
Away
- Andrei Pyatov
- Darijo Srna
- Olexander Kucher
- Yaroslav Rakitskiy
- Razvan Rat
- Tomas Hubschman
- Oleksiy Gai
- de Souza Douglas Costa
- Henrikh Mkhitaryan
- da Silva Willian
- da Silva Luiz Adriano
- SUBS
- Artem Tetenko
- Rodrigues Jadson
- Da Silva Eduardo
- Vasili Kobin
- Santos Alex Teixeira
- Oleksandr Chyzhov
- Vitaliy Vitsenets
Match Report
Shakhtar shine as Braga fail at home Braga endured another Champions League night to forget as Luiz Adriano's second-half double made it two wins out of two and helped Shakhtar Donetsk to a 3-0 win. The Portuguese side, who were hammered 6-0 at Arsenal in their Group H opener two weeks ago, dominated the first half but failed to take the chances that came their way. It was a different story after the break as Shakhtar's Brazilian connection put the hosts to the sword, Douglas Costa adding to his compatriot's strikes with a late penalty. The win moved the Ukrainians level on six points with the Gunners, with Braga and Partizan Belgrade both yet to get off the mark and seemingly in a battle for the third-place Europa League spot. Braga were the first to threaten, Moises seeing his header from Luis Aguiar's outswinging corner from the right blocked by defender Yaroslav Rakitskiy in the third minute. Braga's Brazilian forward Alan then sent a long-range effort wide before Darijo Srna fired over the top at the other end. The visitors were indebted to goalkeeper Andrei Pyatov in the 29th minute as he saved with his feet to keep out Salino's effort from six yards. Silvio shot high from 20 yards before Salino put another close-range chance wide of the left post as the Portuguese side ended the first half in control. But they found themselves behind 11 minutes into the second. Adriano slotted Douglas' pass from the right low into the net with his right foot. Rodrigo Lima shot wide and Paulo Cesar had an attempt from the centre of the area parried by Pyatov as Braga sought an equaliser, but instead they fell further behind in the 72nd minute. Adriano was again on hand to apply the finish, this time finding the bottom right corner from Henrikh Mkhitaryan's ball in. Eduardo had a chance to make it three but his header from Srna's corner was saved by Felipe. But the Ukrainians did add another in stoppage time, Costa slotting a penalty low into the right corner after Cesar had fouled Willian.
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